Texas Fish & Game

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January 2, 2024

Obsessed With the Flats Slam

The Flats Slam, consisting of bonefish, tarpon, and permit, has always been the ultimate quest for inland saltwater fly fishermen. This prestigious challenge is equally admired by traditional spinning and casting gear anglers. While I won’t […]
April 26, 2023

Survey Reveals Threats & Trends In Tarpon Fishery

Anglers and fishing guides are an essential source of knowledge when it comes to assessing the health of fish populations and identifying threats to their sustainability. By spending a significant amount of time on the water, […]
December 20, 2022

Groups Layout Plans For Keys Management Area

The Bonefish & Tarpon Trust (BTT )is working in close collaboration with the Florida Keys Fishing Guides Association (FKFGA) and the Lower Keys Guides Association (LKGA) to support a set of science-based recommendations for the Florida Keys National Marine […]
October 12, 2022

Tarpon Guide Adapts Approach With Sonar, Charts

In years past, Tarpon guides located fish simply by using visual cues. If they couldn’t see Tarpon rolling on the surface or spot them cruising the flats, they would move on knowing they were leaving tarpon […]
January 4, 2022

Grant Aids Tarpon, Snook Habitat

Bonefish & Tarpon Trust has received a $250,000 grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) to restore degraded coastal habitat in Southwest Florida. The NFWF grant will provide funding to support two mangrove restoration […]
September 29, 2021

Conserving Juvenile Tarpon Habitat

Florida’s coastal shorelines are changing daily with development, nutrient runoff and altered waterflows, impacting sensitive tarpon nursery habitats. Juvenile tarpon (12” and under) rely on tidal mangrove creeks and other backcountry habitats that are not sufficiently […]
April 27, 2021

Why Do Fish Habitat Restoration?

Habitat restoration is often defined as repairing damage to habitats, usually damage caused by humans. The goal is to bring back natural ecological function to the habitats for the benefit of the species that depend on […]
February 18, 2021

Top 5 Tarpon Tips

Tarpon may not be the most common fish along the coast, but they could very well qualify as the most exciting catch for some anglers. How will you get ‘em? Fishing live baits, trolling plugs, and […]
February 17, 2021

Report Freeze-Related Tarpon Deaths

“It’s only gonna get worse. I found this approximately 36-inch tarpon floating in the marina harbor….very bad day for the neighborhood.” That Facebook post from Dean Thomas of Slow-ride Guide Services in Aransas Pass was the […]
December 30, 2020

Is Mega Algae Bloom Coming To Florida

People often mistakenly assume that environmental decline and the loss of fisheries that goes with it occur gradually. So if a problem is seen, like algae blooms or fish kills, we can use these events as […]